Q: Is 82,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 82,440 is a composite number.

Why is 82,440 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 82,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 229 360 458 687 916 1,145 1,374 1,832 2,061 2,290 2,748 3,435 4,122 4,580 5,496 6,870 8,244 9,160 10,305 13,740 16,488 20,610 27,480 41,220 and 82,440, with no remainder.

Since 82,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 82,440, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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